apartheid

nelson mandela

He was a man who was opposed to the teachings of apartheid and segregation in South Africa, resisting then first peacefully and then violently when his actions weren't heard. He was then sent to jail for a life long sentence, yet many black people still looked up to him for hope. In 1990 he was released from jail, and he was then elected president of the ANC in 1991 by the first universal vote

colony

sharpeville

It is the small town where on March 21, 1960 the African police shot and killed many natives who were rebelling against the Pass Law, which rid them of many rights. 178 people were injured or killed during the massacre